Persian Ceiling, 2008. de Young Museum, San Francisco (detail) | Photo by Teresa Nouri Rishel
Chihuly at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Oct 20, 2012 – Feb 10, 2013NewMarket and Altria Group Galleries, Cochrane Atrium, and Robins Sculpture Garden
Our award-winning James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Wing will provide a dramatic setting for Chihuly at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly, opening October 20, 2012. Chihuly’s art remains at the cutting edge of the technical and virtuoso possibilities of glass as a medium, and this exhibition will include many iconic works for which Chihuly is known — Ikebana, Mille Fiori, Chandeliers, Tabac Baskets, Venetians, Boats, Persian Ceiling — as well as site-specific installations, taking advantage of our soaring Atrium and reflecting pools.
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The presentation at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is Chihuly’s third major U.S. museum exhibition in recent years, with record-breaking crowds attending exhibitions of his work at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in 2008 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 2011. Dale Chihuly is credited with revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement and elevating the medium of glass from the realm of craft to fine art. The studio in Seattle, Washington, which Chihuly founded and directs, is an extraordinary workshop, employing many of the greatest glass artists to realize his unique vision.
Mille Fiori, 2011. 127 x 696 x 94".
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photo by Scott Mitchell Leen.
Ikebana Grouping, 2008. de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Photo by Terry Rishel.
Float Boat, 2008. 41 x 14'3 x 58".
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. Photo by Terry Rishel.
Persian Ceiling, 2008. 290 x 178".
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. Photo by Teresa Nouri Rishel.
Neodymium Reeds on Logs, 2008.
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. Photo by Terry Rishel.
Blue Polyvitro Crystals, 2005.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL. Photo by Terry Rishel.
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Chihuly and the Art of Glass (Fri, Dec 7, 6-7pm)
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Teacher Workshop: Chihuly’s Native American Inspirations (Thur, Dec 13, 4:30 – 7 pm)
Teacher Workshop: Chihuly’s Gardens of Glass (Thu, Jan 10, 4:30 – 7pm)
3 in 30: Ancient Glass (Tue, Jan 8, 11 – 11:30 & Thu, Jan 10, 6:30 – 7 pm)
Film: Heart of Glass (Fri, Jan 11, 6:30 – 9 pm)
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Chihuly Programs Statewide